Welcome to the Cosumnes River Preserve's Homepage!
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What's new on the Preserve?
Vegetation Monitoring Technician (Short-Term)
Click here for position details. Resumes must be submitted through The Nature Conservancy's online application system. Applications should be submitted before February 16 for full consideration, although they will be accepted until the positions are filled.
The expected start date is April 5, 2010
2010 Public Restoration Days Schedule is Available
The Preserve has completed its schedule for Restoration Workdays. These fun events allow YOU to enjoy the Preserve while learning how to be an effective environmental steward. So join us for the public workdays by downloading a schedule or checking out the Activities link. Also on the activities link is a list of other exciting opportunities to see and learn more aboput the Preserve
If you have questions, please e-mail info@cosumnes.org or call (916) 684-2816.
See the Cranes!
The Sandhill cranes have returned to the Central Valley. These majestic birds can be viewed foraging and loafing in many of the fields and wetlands found on or near the Preserve. Please enjoy the cranes and view from appropriate locations that are open to the public. Click here to download a handout of crane viewing sites near the Preserve.
If you have questions, please e-mail info@cosumnes.org or call (916) 684-2816.
Preserve Background:
Cosumnes River country holds a very special place among California landscapes. The Cosumnes is a small river, a mere 80 miles long. Its headwaters in the El Dorado National Forest rise at only 8,000' above sea level. From mostly rain, but also snow melt, the river's water meanders from the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the Central Valley, just south of Sacramento.
Yet the Cosumnes River is far more important than its size would indicate. It is the only remaining unregulated river on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. In its lower reaches, it flows through one of the biologically richest regions in California's Central Valley, before merging with the Mokelumne River to flow into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and eventually the Pacific Ocean. The Cosumnes River Preserve was created to safeguard much of this unique landscape.
The free-flowing nature of the river allows frequent and regular winter and spring over bank flooding that fosters the growth of native vegetation and the wildlife dependent on those habitats. More than 250 bird species, more than 40 fish species, and some 230 plant species have been identified on the Preserve.
The Cosumnes River Preserve encompasses and protects thousands of acres of wetlands and adjacent uplands. These lands, once considered insect ridden, unattractive, and even dangerous, today are recognized as beautiful places with important roles in local and global ecology.
Wetlands provide a diverse habitat critical to the survival of many kinds of plant and animal life. The Cosumnes River Preserve is recognized as one of California's most significant natural areas.
Cosumnes River Preserve * 13501 Franklin Blvd. Galt CA 95632
(916) 684-2816
info@cosumnes.org